Magic for the eyes from a deaf magician..
The magician known as Magic Morgan is a showman first — whether making audiences laugh with his comic timing or inspiring gasps as he makes a flapping white dove appear from thin air.
It’s the happy and amazed expressions he sees from the stage that are gratifying. The applause at the end of his shows matters less, because Matthew “Magic” Morgan doesn’t hear it.
Morgan, who is deaf, is one of Wisconsin’s many colorful magicians. He and his wife and stage partner, Liliana, are frequent performers at Kids in the Rotunda at the Overture Center, and will be making an appearance there Saturday, with free, family-friendly shows at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
An interpreter is also part of the show, translating the couple’s American Sign Language into verbal English for non-ASL users. Read more